Shrovetide football in Ashbourne

Shrovetide football at Ashbourne
    A photograph of players Shrovetide football in Ashbourne

Shrovetide football at Ashbourne A photograph of players

A photograph of players fighting for the ball in Henmore Brook during the Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, in February 1950, taken by Bert Abell for the Daily Herald.

Shrovetide football in Ashbourne has taken place on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday annually for hundreds of years. As many as several thousand residents of Ashbourne compete, divided into two teams - the Up'ards (those who were born on the north side of Henmore Brook), against the Down'ards (born on the South side).

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10998
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 210 cm x 262 mm
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph